He who has on His half the lady on whose breasts sandal-paste is smeared, is the one, who has wallowed inwell-burnt sacred white ash. The feet of my father who is in Sirkazhi, surrounded by parks full of fragrance, arealways in my mind.

As the smoke of the burning Kunkiliyam resin to increase every where the Lord in Kazhippaalai, where the fragrance is permanent and moving. The state of His composure desired by Him is of such a nature that His end and measure cannot be known by anybody.

Siva who is the efficient cause for the beginning and end of the worlds, the brahmin who smeared Himself withthe well-burnt white sacred ash, He entered into my mind; Will my Father, who is the Father also for all devotees like me, accept me too as His slave?

The following verse and the Padigam has been composed and sung by Tiru Jnana Sambandhar on Siva,in the temple of Tiruk Karugavoor. This is in 3.046 of Saiva Canon.

This temple is in Papanasam taluk in Thanjavur district. One can go by bus from Thanjavur. Or, one canboard the train that is in Thanjavur - Kumbakonam rail route, and get down at Ayyampettai stationand go to the temple from there in taxi or by bus.

Siva - Mullai Vana Nathar.

Uma - Garbha Rakshambika.

Holy tree - Mullai creeper, mullai is a type of jasmine.

Holy tirtham - Paal Kulam, (Milk Tank)

The goddess is said to be protecting the child in the pregnant woman and ensure safe delivery.

Causing Uma who has teeth shining like pearls tremble with fear, the God flayed the skin of a rutting elephant tomake it perturbeed, and covered Himself with it as a upper cloth, Our father in Karugaavoor, is like burning fire.

O Siva, who has three eyes and who covers the body with the skin of a wild elephant, I respectfully represent to you. Is it Your Will to drive away the lowly Jains who do not perform sacrifices with desire, by religious disputationwith them?

Siva has an unbearable hot fire on His palm. He has the river Ganga on His matted locks, which is full of beauty.He transcends all things. He has on His left side, the goddess, the lady of distinction. Those who worship with theirhands in Mazhapadi, where He dwells, are leading a worthy life.

The following verse and the Padigam are of general nature, composed and sung by Tiru Jnana Sambandhar,on Siva, not specifically on any Siva temple. This is called Namasivaya Padigam, the Padigam which when chantedby a person, confers all good things to him, in the life and also liberation at the end. The chanting of the Mantra Namasivaya, daily, also confers all good things in life and liberation at the end.

This is in 3.049 of Saiva Canon.

I propose to give all the eleven verses and also the English meaning of each verse.

With love growing in one's tender heart, with profuse tears rolling down one's cheeks, if this Mantram is recited,the Mantram will confer him salvation. This is the essential truth dealt with in the four Vedas. Namasivaya whichis also the name of the Master, Siva.

Those who trust the Mantra, and cherish with love, if they recite without ceasing in their tongues, it is sweet likethe honey that pours from the fragrant flowers that unfolds its petals at day break. It is like the small circular markon the forehead of the whole world of words. Namasivaya, is the name of Siva.

The heart having melted with the love in the mind increasing and thinking of the Mantram, those who repeatreciting having in their beautiful hands a garland of Rudraksha beads, makes them qualified to become fitting a celestial being though they are not qualified to become so otherwise. Namasivaya is the name of Siva. who is naked.

The God who dispenses good things to those who meditate the Mantram as a daily routine, is Namasivaya, the name of Siva who has a frontal eye. If people who do not recite the Mantram befriend with sweet words those great peoplewho recite that, even the messengers of the god of death will be afraid to go near them.

Though people kill living beings, and though they have no good character and many good conduct,the Name Namasivaya of the God, who dispenses auspicious things, if they recite the Mantram, will befree from all the evils.

If even those people, who are bound by bondage which are the result of sins and which are great as themountain Mantaram, if they recite the Namasivaya, the name of Nandi Siva. that Mantram will destroy theirresistible acts and wealth will also increase.

Though people have committed sins to be cast into all the seven hells, Namasivaya, the name of the boon bestower,Siva, if they recite with their mouth will avoid such suffering prospects. People of spiritual wisdom say that theMantram will cause them to mix with the retinue of Rudra.

Namasivaya, the name which has many good things, when the dispenser of auspicious things who had mountainKailash, which was lifted by the king of Lanka, Ravana, as His shrine, fixed His toe on it, granted the manner ofsaving him from death, who sang the Vedas, the eternal truth, being confounded.

Brahma, who is in a lotus flower and Vishnu, who has eyes like the lotus, making efforts to search and find outthe feet and head of the Chief, Namasivaya, is the name of Siva, which they chanted being in distress as theycould not see anything.